Upgrading Atom to Codeless

Applies to: Atom

Overview

Upgrade to Codeless migrates your Atom site into a full Drupal CMS project with Quick Login, multiple environments, Themes, Backups, and editorial workflows your marketing team can grow into. It is a one-way product change — not a reversible toggle.

What changes for your team

| Before (Atom) | After (Codeless) |

|---------------|------------------|

| AI chat refinements on Overview | Drupal admin screens via Quick Login |

| Single site copy | Multiple environments (staging + live) |

| SEO & Forms on sidebar | Full Drupal modules and Theme Marketplace |

| Atom Version history | Drupal revisions + Backups |

URLs may change during migration — plan DNS cutover with Domains after upgrade.

Prerequisites

• Project owner or admin.
• Enough credits for Codeless provisioning.
• Team readiness to learn Drupal basics (or agency support).

Steps

1. Open Upgrade in the project sidebar.
2. Read the comparison table — confirm you need environments, themes, or modules Atom cannot provide.
3. Click Upgrade or Start upgrade.
4. Wait for migration provisioning (may take several minutes). Do not delete the Atom project mid-migration.
5. When complete, sidebar shows Environments, Themes, Backups.

After upgrade

1. Use Quick Login on Overview to explore Drupal admin.
2. Reconnect Digital Assets via Connect to Site if you use shared media.
3. Re-run Domains / publication wizard if hostnames changed.
4. Train editors on Drupal workflows — AI refinement panel is no longer available.

Schedule upgrade during a low-traffic window and communicate URL changes to stakeholders.